Central Park officials plan to make permanent two free Wi-Fi hotspots that were installed six months ago on a temporary basis. The Parks Department is applying next week to the Landmarks Preservation Commission to have the 20-inch antennae on two buildings made permanent in the historic park.
The service will be powerful enough to download a book or movie, for instance, for parkgoers lazing around green pastures.
Central Park's antennae are part of a larger citywide effort bringing Wi-Fi to 26 different locations in 20 parks. The service, provided by AT&T — which is free to everyone — has already been up and running in Battery Park, East Harlem's Jefferson Park and the Bronx's Joyce Kilmer Park for nearly a year.
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